Manchester Arena bombing inquiry: Retired police chief reveals initial Home Office resistance to 'Martyn's Law'

direct to your inboxThe chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, Ian Hopkins, has resigned, the force announced today.

straight to your inboxManchester City have given a Christmas present to every primary school kid in East Manchester and every child in in care across the whole city.Staff, players and coaches have paid for, wrapped and delivered more than 5,500 gifts.And with the coronavirus pandemic meaning the traditional Christmas visits to hospitals are off the cards, stars including Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne have been video calling patients on children's wards at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital,

straight to your inbox every day for freeEdinson Cavani could miss Manchester United's first visit of Leeds United in nearly 11 years due to a groin injury.Cavani, 33, has missed the last three matches since he was forced off at half-time in United's win at West Ham on December 5.The Uruguayan has resumed light training this week but faces a three-match domestic suspension over a Football Association misconduct charge that alleges he 'brought the game into disrepute' over an Instagram post.After

direct to your inboxSuicide bomber Salman Abedi sent £470 to his family in Libya just hours before he committed mass murder at Manchester Arena.The public inquiry into the atrocity also heard on Tuesday that his brother, Hashem Abedi, asked a friend to buy sulphuric acid for him two months earlier.The bomb attack after an Ariana Grande concert on May 22, 2017, claimed 22 lives and left more than 1,000 injured.Hashem Abedi was convicted of 22 counts of murder, one count of attempted murder and

direct to your inboxManchester Arena mass murderer Hashem Abedi 'scavenged' around waste bins looking for vegetable oil cans outside a fast-food takeaway where he worked, the public inquiry into the bombing atrocity heard.Abedi took empty cans, and other metal items, and loaded them into his car to take home, a witness said.The inquiry has been told pieces of metal from an oil can were located in the City Room area of Manchester Arena after the attack.Abedi would also 'smoke weed' and wasn't

direct to your inboxCoronavirus has brought heartache to thousands of families across Greater Manchester.More than 3,800 people have died in our region's hospitals alone. And tragically, this number is continuing to rise.Behind the Covid-19 death statistics that we publish each day are human beings who all had stories to tell.

direct to your inboxTwenty-six more people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.The region's hospital death toll has risen to 3,900, the latest NHS figures show.Nine more Covid-related deaths were recorded by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in its 24 hour data.The trust runs the Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI), Wythenshawe Hospital, the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and Saint Mary's hospital.Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed five new deaths.

direct to your inboxEighteen more people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.The region's hospital death toll has now risen to 3,787, the latest NHS figures show.Thirteen new deaths were recorded at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, the organisation in charge of the Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe Hospital, Saint Mary's and the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed four new deaths.

direct to your inboxHashem Abedi, the convicted brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi, has admitted playing a 'full and knowing part' in the 'planning and preparation' for the attack.The development was revealed at the ongoing public inquiry into the atrocity.Hashem, 23, was found guilty of 22 counts of murder, one count of attempted murder and one count of conspiracy to cause an explosion, following a trial in March.He was subsequently jailed for a minimum of 55 years in August.Hashem

direct to your inbox Jailed terrorist Hashem Abedi has admitted he 'played a full part' in planning and preparation for the Manchester Arena bombing which killed 22 people, a public inquiry has heard.Abedi, 23, made the admission in prison last month while he was visited by two members of the inquiry's legal team to be interviewed as part of the inquiry into the atrocity on May 22, 2017.The brother of suicide bomber Salman Abedi, 22, had pleaded not guilty earlier this year to 22 counts of

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have named both Paul Pogba and Dean Henderson in their starting XI to face West Ham in the Premier League. Henderson made his Premier League debut for United in last week's win against Southampton after replacing David de Gea at half-time.

direct to your inboxA senior Manchester Arena boss has issued a public apology to the mother of one of the 22 victims of the 2017 bombing atrocity.Two policing experts, meanwhile, have outlined to the public inquiry into the attack a series of criticisms they have found relating to security in place on the night.John Sharkey met with Figen Murray, Martyn Hett's mother, on December 8, 2017, seven months after the bombing.At the meeting, arranged by the mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham,

straight to your inbox every day for freeGood morning, Manchester United fans. Here are your morning headlines for Saturday, November 28.Ferguson praises Rashford’s philanthropy Former Manchester United United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has praised Marcus Rashford following the striker’s campaigning during the coronavirus pandemic.

straight to your inbox every day for freeCharlton Athletic manager Lee Bowyer insists Manchester United midfielder Dylan Levitt 'hasn't done anything wrong' amid a lack of playing time for the League One club.The Welsh midfielder missed Charlton's 4-2 defeat to Burton Albion on Tuesday night through illness, meaning he has now gone an entire month without playing for the club.Levitt left United on loan in the summer transfer window but has struggled for playing time since moving to the League

Manchester City and other Champions League sides held a minute's silence before Wednesday's fixtures to remember a great of the game. Among the City squad to face Olympiacos was Aguero, who was married to Maradona’s daughter Gianinna.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United players past and present have been reacting to the death of Diego Maradona, the Argentine hero who is considered one of the best football players of all time.The Argentine Football Association confirmed on Wednesday that Maradona passed away at his home in Tigre just two weeks after undergoing successful surgery for a blood clot on his brain.It's reported that he suffered a heart attack and subsequently died at the age of 60.